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A robber who said he was armed with a gun held up a Payless shoe store on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead on Monday evening, threatening a female cashier and stealing cash, police said.

Nassau County police said the robbery occurred at 6:23 p.m. The store employee, described only as a 46-year-old woman, was not injured.

Police said the robber was in his 30s or early 40s, about 6-foot tall and wore a tan jacket, blue jeans and a tan skull cap. The suspect "stated he had a gun and demanded money from the register," police said -- though no gun was seen.